“Waters Above the Heavens”-An Embellishment or a Purpose?

[newton3005]

Psalm 148:4 says, “Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!” “Waters above the Heavens”? How did they come about, and what are they for?

As for the first part of the question, we could presume that because Genesis 1:1 says that in the Beginning, God created the Heavens and the earth, He probably created the water above the Heavens even though it isn’t mentioned in Genesis. On the basis of logic alone, who, other than God the Creator, could have created those waters?

As for the second part of the question, what are those waters for? Are they just an embellishment, in the sense that curtains are an embellishment in a house that was built, or is there a purpose to them? Perhaps it’s both.

Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” The term “handiwork” generally refers to the works of someone. It could refer to artistic works. In that context, the Mona Lisa is a handiwork of the artist. Its only use is to be looked at if the eye happens to catch it. If it was hung in a home, it would be an embellishment in the home, along with the curtains. It adds ambience. So, one could say that the waters above the Heavens are an embellishment, adding to the ambience of the Heavens.

So, do the waters above the Heavens serve any purpose? According to a vision of John in Revelation 22:1-2, an angel showed him “the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city...” Well, if it was flowing from “the throne of God,” one could conclude that this water is in Heaven where God lives. Is it conceivable that this “water of life” came from the waters above, like rain on earth comes from the water in clouds above the earth? Perhaps the purpose of the waters above the Heavens is to feed the water of life that runs through the street referred to in Revelation 22:1-2.

The waters above the Heavens...an embellishment, a purpose, or both? Take your pick.

 

[d taylor]

Psalm 148:4 says, “Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!” “Waters above the Heavens”? How did they come about, and what are they for?

As for the first part of the question, we could presume that because Genesis 1:1 says that in the Beginning, God created the Heavens and the earth, He probably created the water above the Heavens even though it isn’t mentioned in Genesis. On the basis of logic alone, who, other than God the Creator, could have created those waters?

As for the second part of the question, what are those waters for? Are they just an embellishment, in the sense that curtains are an embellishment in a house that was built, or is there a purpose to them? Perhaps it’s both.

Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” The term “handiwork” generally refers to the works of someone. It could refer to artistic works. In that context, the Mona Lisa is a handiwork of the artist. Its only use is to be looked at if the eye happens to catch it. If it was hung in a home, it would be an embellishment in the home, along with the curtains. It adds ambience. So, one could say that the waters above the Heavens are an embellishment, adding to the ambience of the Heavens.

So, do the waters above the Heavens serve any purpose? According to a vision of John in Revelation 22:1-2, an angel showed him “the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city...” Well, if it was flowing from “the throne of God,” one could conclude that this water is in Heaven where God lives. Is it conceivable that this “water of life” came from the waters above, like rain on earth comes from the water in clouds above the earth? Perhaps the purpose of the waters above the Heavens is to feed the water of life that runs through the street referred to in Revelation 22:1-2.

The waters above the Heavens...an embellishment, a purpose, or both? Take your pick.

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You need to re-read Genesis more carefully chapter 1 states that God created a raqia (dome,sky,heaven) that for the purpose of separating waters from waters. So God took all the water that was on the face of the deep (verse 2) ans separated into the seas/ocean and the waters above the raqia.That was also where much of the water came from, that God used to flood the earth in Noah's time.